Great Wall of China
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The Great Wall of China is a very old stone wall in China which was built to protect the north of the empire of China from enemy attacks. It is the longest structure humans have ever built: approximately stretching 6400 kilometres long. The wall begins at Shanhai Pass and ends in Lop Nur.
The Great Wall stands 5 people wide and 10 people high.
The Chinese started parts of the wall in around 208 BC, during the Qin dynasty.
The First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, started the Qin Dynasty. The Xiongnu tribes in the north of China (who are also called the Huns) were his enemies. Because the land in some parts of China is easy to cross, Qin Shi Huang began building the Great Wall to make it more difficult for the Xiongnu to invade China.
Other dynasties in China worked more on the wall and made it longer. The Han, Sui, Northern and Jin Dynasties all repaired, rebuilt or expanded the Great Wall. During the Ming Dynasty, major reconstruction work took place, where sections of the Wall were built with bricks and stone instead of earth.
Rumors about being able to see the Great Wall from the moon are not true.
The Great Wall is one of the main attractions that brings millions of national and international people to this great country. It has a great deal to do ancient China. The Great Wall of China is a very old stone wall which is located in Beijing, China. The Chinese workers started building parts of it around 208 BC by the first emperor, Qin Shin Huangdi during the Qin Dynasty. The most famous part was built in 220 BC. Unfortunately little remains of it today. The Great Wall of China is more than 6000km long and 7.5m tall. Also it’s visible from earths orbit from the naked eye. Rumors of it visible from the moon are not true.
The Great Wall of China was built to protect the north of china from the Mongolians and other enemies that want to invade China. Actually, China is not the only country in history that built a wall along its boundary to protect them from enemies. Athens, The Roman Empire and Korea all did the same.
Building the Great Wall of China was basically tough. Thousands of workers lost there lives from rocks falling on people, exhaustion, disease, animal attacks and hunger. There is an old Chinese saying, “Each stone on the wall represents a life lost in the Great Wall of China’s construction.”
Some fractions of the Wall were reconstructed mostly parts north of Beijing and near tourist centers. Also some portions of the Wall are prone to graffiti and vandalism The Chinese Builders had to use materials nearby so some parts of the wall were made out of mud, straw, and twigs. The Great Wall of China is one of the wonders of the world. It’s also one of the most famous wonder of the world so it has to be kept preserved and not made longer.
The Great Wall of China is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent monuments ever built by men. It is one of the main attractions that brings millions of people of national and international to this great monument.
